"aish.... you--" the way he speaks is low, not necessarily out of embarrassment, but he can feel the way his ears are turning a familiar shade of red anyway. the nudge that accompanies him is light, airy, and familiar, and suddenly, it doesn't feel like they're adults really, anymore. it still feels like they are young, in london, discovering things together. so much time had passed and he thinks one thing he appreciates, out of many, with hyuk, is the familiarity he give him. something akin to home that he always reaches for.
the next words says jasper knows he's serious, at least halfway, but his comment makes his head tilt back, sharp teeth showing, shaking his head as he tries to be serious about it all. "you brought it up! i wasn't even thinking about that-- how kinky are you??" he offers, but there is still a lightness to his tone, something he doesn't think he's shown in a while.
he nods after a while, nudging him again. "i promise. i'll scold you like i would anyone else-- with care, but seriousness. and if you do mess up you won't have to just answer to me... but the rest of the team. that makes sense right?"
the first thing hyuk noticed was jasper’s red ears, which brought his carefree and laid back laughter and words rolling off his mouth laced with teasing, “look who’s shy now…you were thinking of obscene things, leader-nin!”. hyuk would never be that intimate with someone if they hadn’t had a past, so he knew jasper wouldn’t consider that crossing a line. “i’m just teasing you, breaking the ice.”
there was a moment of silence after some time, when he noticed that, despite their light conversation, there was still some seriousness around it, because it was all new territory for them, their careers were at stake, and he didn’t want to jeopardize that.
“i know”, he shook their hands, a more normal, faint smile covering his lips. “it makes sense, we should all take care of each other in the end. producers, managers, and every staff member are important, but they don’t know what we’ve all been through. so if we can’t trust each other, then all of this doesn’t mean a thing.”
hyuk leaned closer, not caring about their hierarchy between him and jasper and kissed his forehead, softly, “thanks for making this less heavy, jas”

















